ARGONAUT BOOKS

A darkly funny and subversive Gothic horror novel by Poland's greatest modernist. Reviews 'Brimming with unruly, high-octane prose, the book has the hallmarks of a classic gothic story: a haunted castle, a mad prince and his conniving secretary - and, of course, treasure. At first glance, this surface is rather depthless, but look closer and you'll see the philosophically minded Gombrowicz getting on with what he described as the central aim of his writing: "to forge a path through the Unreal to Reality".' - Matt Janney, Financial Times '[T]he ultimate tennis match i...Read More